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{{Version|since=3.2.1}}
 
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This page contains notes concerning installing version 3.2 on Win32-based platforms. There is still work to go on supporting EPrints on Win32.
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'''EPrints 3.4+ no longer supports installation on Windows.  If you do not have a Linux server, you can always create a Linux virtual machine on a Windows PC, get one on a Cloud hosting service or use [[Installing_EPrints_using_Docker|Docker]].'''
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This page contains notes concerning installing version EPrints 3.3 on Win32-based platforms. Windows is not a well-supported platform and these instructions are likely to go out of date, due to the complexity of getting a working Apache-Perl environment working.  It is strongly recommended to install EPrints on Linux operating system such as [[Installing EPrints on RHEL/Fedora/CentOS|RedHat]] or [[Installing EPrints on Debian/Ubuntu|Ubuntu]].
  
 
==Requirements==
 
==Requirements==
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* MySQL 5 or later
 
* MySQL 5 or later
 
* ModPerl 2.0 or later
 
* ModPerl 2.0 or later
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For indexing and thumbnailing you will also need:
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* [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick]
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* [http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ xpdf] (for the pdftotext utility)
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* [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ GNU Win32 tools]
  
 
==Download EPrints Windows Installation Package (MSI)==
 
==Download EPrints Windows Installation Package (MSI)==
  
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Do not install this until ALL supporting software is in place and in the places outlined.
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Download the latest Win32 build from the link at the top of this page - do not install this until ALL supporting software is in place and in the places outlined!
  
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http://files.eprints.org/517/3/EPrints%2D3.2.1%2Drc%2D2.msi
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==Supporting Software==
  
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==Supporting Software==
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===MySQL===
  
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===Apache===
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Download and install 64bit MySQL from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
  
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Download and install Apache 2.2 + OpenSSL (if needed) from http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi#apache22.
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During the MySQL configuration Wizard:
  
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* Change the installation directory to '''C:\Apache'''
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* Change default character set to '''Best support For Multilingualism'''
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* After install manually add '''C:\Apache\bin''' to the windows path enviroment variable.
 
  
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===MySQL===
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===Apache===
  
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Download and install MySQL from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
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Download and install the 64bit Apache '''2.2''' from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/ to C:\Apache2.
  
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* Change default character set to '''Best support For Multilingualism'''
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* Add '''C:\Apache2\bin''' to the windows path environment variable. Failure to add this path will result with a missing libaprutil-1.dll error when you attempt to run EPrints.
  
 
===Perl===
 
===Perl===
  
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Download and install ActiveState Perl from http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads/
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Download and install the 64bit Strawberry Perl 5.16 from http://strawberryperl.com/ to C:\Strawberry
  
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===Perl Modules===
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==Nod_Perl==
  
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Check you can write to the Perl library from the command prompt:
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Download and install the 64bit mod_perl for Strawberry Perl 5.16 from http://people.apache.org/~stevehay/.
  
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ppm area list
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===Perl Modules===
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┌────────────┬──────┬──────────────────────┐
 
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│ name      │ pkgs │ lib                  │
 
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├────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────┤
 
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│ (perl_lib) │  n/a │ C:/eprints//perl_lib │
 
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│ (site)    │    2 │ C:/Perl/site/lib    │
 
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│ (perl)    │  206 │ C:/Perl/lib          │
 
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└────────────┴──────┴──────────────────────┘
 
  
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If the "site" name is in brackets (as shown) you need to fix the folder permissions on C:/Perl/site so that your user can write to it. (TODO: Windows expert can explain why this breaks?)
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At a command-prompt run:
  
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Add the uwinnipeg repository to PPM:
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> cpan install Win32-Daemon
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> cpan install Win32-DriveInfo
  
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* Start the "Perl Package Manager" (ActiveState Perl start menu)
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===Indexing and Thumbnailing Tools===
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* Edit → Preferences
 
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* Under the Repositories tab add the University of Winnipeg repository from the suggested list.
 
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* Click Ok then close PPM
 
  
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Install mod_perl from the command prompt:
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To get indexing and thumbnailing working will require some configuration file changes.
  
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* ppm install mod_perl
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When you have installed a tool you need to tell EPrints where to find it. Edit perl_lib\EPrints\SystemSettings.pm:
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* When asked, set the Apache modules directory to '''C:/Apache/modules'''
 
  
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Install DBD::mysql from the command prompt:
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$EPrints::SystemSettings::conf = {
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  ...,
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  executables => {
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  convert => '/ImageMagick/convert.exe',
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  pdftotext => '/xpdf/pdftotext.exe',
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  },
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};
  
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* ppm install DBD-mysql
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For a full list of tools look in lib\syscfg.d\executables.pl.
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Install XML::LibXML from the command prompt:
 
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* ppm install XML-LibXML
 
  
 
==Configuration==
 
==Configuration==
  
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Edit the Apache configuration file '''C:\Apache\conf\httpd.conf''' and add below the last LoadModule line:
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Edit the Apache configuration file '''C:\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf''' and add below the last LoadModule line:
  
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  LoadFile C:/perl/bin/perl510.dll
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  # LoadFile C:/perl/bin/perl510.dll # Not necessary?
 
  LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so
 
  LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so
  
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  Include C:/eprints/cfg/apache.conf
 
  Include C:/eprints/cfg/apache.conf
  
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==EPrints Configuration==
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==Getting Started==
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To create the indexer service entries (EPrints 3.3+), as administrator run:
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> perl C:\eprints\bin\indexer install
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Before starting Apache configure a new repository, see [[Getting Started with EPrints 3]].
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You will need to manually restart the indexer if you change the repository configuration.

Latest revision as of 10:31, 29 May 2022

Download an appropriate EPrints Release

Warning This feature requires EPrints version 3.2.1 or later

EPrints 3.4+ no longer supports installation on Windows. If you do not have a Linux server, you can always create a Linux virtual machine on a Windows PC, get one on a Cloud hosting service or use Docker.

This page contains notes concerning installing version EPrints 3.3 on Win32-based platforms. Windows is not a well-supported platform and these instructions are likely to go out of date, due to the complexity of getting a working Apache-Perl environment working. It is strongly recommended to install EPrints on Linux operating system such as RedHat or Ubuntu.

Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows XP or later
  • Apache 2.0 or later
  • MySQL 5 or later
  • ModPerl 2.0 or later

For indexing and thumbnailing you will also need:

Download EPrints Windows Installation Package (MSI)

Download the latest Win32 build from the link at the top of this page - do not install this until ALL supporting software is in place and in the places outlined!

Supporting Software

MySQL

Download and install 64bit MySQL from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/

During the MySQL configuration Wizard:

  • Change default character set to Best support For Multilingualism

Apache

Download and install the 64bit Apache 2.2 from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/ to C:\Apache2.

  • Add C:\Apache2\bin to the windows path environment variable. Failure to add this path will result with a missing libaprutil-1.dll error when you attempt to run EPrints.

Perl

Download and install the 64bit Strawberry Perl 5.16 from http://strawberryperl.com/ to C:\Strawberry

Nod_Perl

Download and install the 64bit mod_perl for Strawberry Perl 5.16 from http://people.apache.org/~stevehay/.

Perl Modules

At a command-prompt run: 

> cpan install Win32-Daemon
> cpan install Win32-DriveInfo

Indexing and Thumbnailing Tools

To get indexing and thumbnailing working will require some configuration file changes.

When you have installed a tool you need to tell EPrints where to find it. Edit perl_lib\EPrints\SystemSettings.pm: 

$EPrints::SystemSettings::conf = {
 ...,
 executables => {
  convert => '/ImageMagick/convert.exe',
  pdftotext => '/xpdf/pdftotext.exe',
 },
};

For a full list of tools look in lib\syscfg.d\executables.pl.

Configuration

Edit the Apache configuration file C:\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf and add below the last LoadModule line: 

# LoadFile C:/perl/bin/perl510.dll # Not necessary?
LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so

And at the end of the file: 

Include C:/eprints/cfg/apache.conf

Getting Started

To create the indexer service entries (EPrints 3.3+), as administrator run: 

> perl C:\eprints\bin\indexer install

Before starting Apache configure a new repository, see Getting Started with EPrints 3.

You will need to manually restart the indexer if you change the repository configuration.

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